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orgasming-caterpillar · 19 days

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My Sun, My Dear

According to traditions, the period of a solar eclipse is considered most unfortunate. It is said that no good can be done in a time deprived of the Sun. Until the rays of the Suryadeva reach the Earth for the second time that day, no dharmika deed should be done.

But what if the Sun is sure to never return?

What if, just what if, there will be no second time for the rays to strike the Earth.

Such an eclipse had shadowed the life of the eldest Kaurav prince, Duryodhana. It was close to dusk on the 17th day of the War of Kurukshetra. Duryodhana had lost his brothers —his ninety nine brothers— to a fruitless war. He had lost his family, his relatives and in the end, his teacher too. Grief sagged his heart every time he lifted a weapon.

But warriors do not wait to grieve. Grief can stop a man, not an army. Not the enemy.

Karna took Drona's place as the Commander in Chief of Duryodhana's army. So for as long as Suryen-dhanya Karna, blessed by the Sun itself, was beside him, who could defeat the Kuru prince?

Or so he thought.

The last rays of the sun were disappearing from the battlefield. As tradition wills it, every warrior had put away his weapons. Except Gandivdhari Arjuna.

For as long as he stayed alive, Duryodhana never forgot the sound of the bow string let loose. The arrow cutting through the air in the direction of Karna. The last ray of the sun glinting off of the tip of the arrow and briefly blinding everyone.

A moment later, when Duryodhana opened his eyes, the sun was no longer.

A blue sheet of dusk had settled over the battlefield as far as the eye could see. He searched the periphery of his vision for his beloved mitra. What could an arrow do to the man who wears the armor of Suryadeva himself.

He remembered the next few moments in pieces. Karna falling from his chariot. The charioteer speeding off without him. Karna in the dirt. Karna with Arjuna's arrow.

Karna with Arjuna's arrow lodged in his throat.

Karna lying still in the dirt.

Karna.

A scream ripped itself out of Duryodhana's throat, thunderous and raw as an impeding storm. The entire battlefield turned to stare as the Kuru prince mounted the nearest horse and galloped to the fallen body.

The Pandavas surrounded Karna, shocked to see their own mother weeping with his head in her lap. Arjuna's charioteer, Krishna, explained to them what adharma they had just committed, and why not to blame themselves for it. They did not weep. Even after killing their own blood, they did not weep.

Arjuna lowered his head in shame. Duryodhana wanted to cut it off.

By the time he reached Karna, the Pandavas had blocked him from his view. Yudhisthir had seen him approaching and was now standing in his way.

"Step aside, Yudhisthir," Duryodhana rasped, mounting off his horse.

"No."

He turned his full glare on him; furious, bloodshot eyes, stinging with tears. "I need to see him."

"You may not, bhrata Suyodhana. It is dusk, you should return with your army."

For one last time, Duryodhana tightened his grip over his gadaa. If they wouldn't give him Karna's body, he would fight for it. He was Duryodhana's before he was ever a brother to these sorry sobs.

"Keep your arms down, maharathi," Krishna's voice echoed off the air itself. "It is adharma to raise a weapon, for the Sun is no longer."

The Sun is no longer.

This was the exact moment Duryodhana remembered that his heart shattered. The gadaa slipped from his fingers.

He could see a sliver of Karna's body hidden in the crowd of the Pandavas' sena. Such a small army had never before seemed to infinitely vast to Duryodhana. He, raised with hundred brothers himself and not once feeling crowded, saw the bodies hiding Karna's from him and saw for the first time in his life a crowd so vast he couldn't see his path.

Hundred brothers, one by one each lost to these Pandavas. And Duryodhana never looked back to see who burned their pyre. But this, this he couldn't allow. He would sooner let them take his life than Karna.

Slowly, with the image of Karna's corpse burned into his eyelids, Duryodhana fell to his knees.

All across the ranbhoomi, not a single man dared to draw a breath. Their eyes stayed fixated on their King as he lowered his head and...

Joined his hands.

When he spoke, the ache in his voice rang through the battlefield. "Brother, they call you dharmaraja because you are said to value dharma before anything else. But I am a fool, I- I never cared for what is dharma and adharma. For my entire life I have looked for ways to make you inferior to me, but it was always I who was inferior."

The Pandavas looked at each other in shock. They had not expected him to kneel, let alone plead.

"Be the righteous King you were always meant to be, Dharmaraja, but grant me this one thing. Give me my mi-tra. That is- That is all I ask of you. If not your brother, then as a supplicant." Even the breaks in his voice echoed. His tears wet the Earth below him.

"Let him have it, Dharmaraja."

Yudhisthir looked at Krishna, as if expecting him to come to his senses. "But he is our brother, Vasudeva. We are the ones who shall perform his last rites by dharma."

Duryodhana opened his mouth to speak, but Krishna spoke before him. "What kind of brother, Dharmaraja? The one you didn't even know about this morning? The one you were preparing to kill for days? The one you called sutaputra?"

If he wasn't wrecked inside with misery, Duryodhana might have enjoyed the shame on Yudhisthir's face. But all he felt was hope.

"Let him have Angaraja's body. It is he who deserves to perform his last rites, for they loved each other over karma and dharma. It is hard to see the one who hates you as someone capable of love, but is it fair to deny him his love, Dharmaraja?"

Yudhisthir only looked at his pleading brother.

A funeral pyre was to be prepared for Karna after the Pandavas left. Duryodhana's army gathered wood and oil, someone stitched a shroud out of the dead warriors' clothes, nobody dared to disturb the grieving prince.

Karna. Karna. Karna. He chanted till it was not a name but the sound of his tears falling on his armor. It was not a word but aching devotion.

He lifted a bloody hand to cup Karna's cheek. The warmth should have gone out of it long ago, but he was Suryaputra. He burned until there was nothing left to burn but his body.

He still couldn't wrap his head around the truth in his grief. Karna －brilliant, quick-witted, unyielding Karna－ was dead.

He clutched the body in his arms. The body that no longer belonged to his lover. A shadow. A torture.

Karna. Karna. Karna.

His Radheya. His Angaraja. His Karna. His Priye. His Sun.

Duryodhana felt as though all the light had gone out of his life. He carries the embers of it to the pyre, lays him down as gently as one would to a newborn instead of a corpse.

With shaking hands, Duryodhana carried the fire and lit the funeral pyre. He couldn't bear to watch as flames engulfed his beloved and turned his head to the sky. The scream that followed was a living thing, clawing its way out of his throat.

For the last time in forever, his lover burned as bright as the Sun.

And the smoke swirled in the night sky, carrying the prince to a land of eternal eclipse.

#mahabharat #karna x duryodhan #duryodhana #duryokarn #durykarn #karna #madhav ke lekh #mahabharat fanfic

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kali-rk200 · 2 years

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“Let’s celebrate our twisted fate, we’re the broken ones”

#illustration #art #artists on tumblr #artwork #digital art #drawing #mahabharat #mahabharata #painting #oil painting #Karna #karna x duryodhan #digital illustration #fanart #duryodhan #duryodhana #traditional art #fineart

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eremin0109 · 1 year

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Mrityunjay: Durykarna (1)

bro B r o BRO I'm halfway through Mrityunjay, right now on Duryodhan's POV and I SHIT YOU NOT his description of Karna is straight (hah) out of a fucking romance novel.

I MEAN THIS SHIT;?!!!?! Fucking G O L D

(The following translation sucks but trust me when I say that this gay loser describes Karna in the most flowery way POSSIBLE)

He (Karna) has a way of making all those who were close to him, his own in every way. With his many attractive qualities, he has won over the vast majority of citizens in this capital city. But his most powerful and mesmerizing trait is his enviable personality (in this context; his physical appearance). Whenever he stands in front of me, I don't know why but it feels like there are countless particles of radiance fluttering right in front of me. Every time I look into his blue eyes, the blue vastness of the sky pales in comparison.

Sometimes, I would run into him on the royal staircase of the palace as he was returning from a bath (in river Ganga). I will never be able to forget the way he looked then. The way the residue of the clear droplets of Gangetic water shines brilliantly in his wet, curly golden hair, it reminds me of dewy sunflowers in the garden that dance to the tune of the wind.

His gentle swaying earrings, his magnificently smooth forehead, his nose as straight as a flagpole, the colour of reddish-pink lotuses flushed across his cheeks, arched golden eyebrows racing towards his ears, biceps as large as an elephant’s trunk, the carved, glowing muscles of his calves, his broad and elevated chest could be likened to the huge back of one of the mega turtles of Ganga, his neck round and thick like an arrowhead, his shoulders were strong and chiseled, not unlike a bull’s and all of these features were beautifully enhanced with his sunlike round face!

In my opinion, there was no other man that could rival Karna’s distinguished beauty (and caliber) in the entirety of Hastinapur. He’s reserved and talks very little. But his silence is a living commentary! Whenever he speaks, the sound resembles the clear gong of a mace smashing against another, grainy and deep.

In the terms of voice and the style of speaking, Karna is only second to the Grandsire (Bhishma), who is my favourite.

Sometimes while talking, he would break into a breath-taking smile and his teeth would cast a golden glow and I...

and I forget Guru Drona’s hurtful neglect towards me, forget the insults hurled at me by Bhima-Arjun, hundreds of wounds that scrap the deepest corners of my heart are long forgotten. I forget that I’m the crown prince of the Kurus, forget that tomorrow I’m going to be the emperor of Hastinapur. And like the endless buzzing of a bee, only one thought starts spiraling in my head--

“Is Karna really a Suta (the son of a Suta)? In the modest hut of a charioteer, could a man bearing such an ethereal form be born? Is Karna really inferior?”

Then my soul tells me quite defiantly, “Karna is not a charioteer’s son! He is the epitome of brilliance! How can a glowing jewel (*paraphrased) be born in a cave of darkness? Karna must be some celebrated king’s bright and courageous son. Karna must be a Kshatriya!”

@kaurava-apologist @rorapostsbl

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fanfictionroxs · 1 year

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Was- was the director a shipper?

#starbharat #duryodhan #karna #karna x duryodhan #duryodhana #mahabharat #durykarna #mahabharata #karn #mythology #memes

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bushichan · 2 years

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duryodhan everyday: my friend karna this, my friend karna that

duryodhan one day: my boyfriend karna- ahem, my friend karna. 🫠

karna: 🥶

bheeshm, vidhur, dushasan and everyone else: 👀👀👂

dhritarashtra: glad my ears work, at least 👂

#incorrect mahabharat quotes #mahabharath #mahabharat #hindu mythology #karna x duryodhan

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ilmacore · 2 years

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The Dury/Karna desing!!!! 😭😭😭😖😖😖😩😩😩

They have a Band,just them two... (Arjuna tho but he's the competition)

Also brainrot with the song I put in the sketch here the full translation and the song tho.

"Now the moon is a necklace.

And when I wake up again I have to take sleeping pills.

There are so many zippers on your suits

That with two hands you can't, you can't get down.

(I like smelling you better than having breakfast, smelling you without a nose.

I like poisoning apples better than peeling them.x2)

Every caress is a great hotel.

And if I go back to work I promise to do it without getting paid.

There are so many novelties in your body

And a difficult riddle to get started.

(I like smelling you better than having breakfast, smelling you without a nose.

I like poisoning apples better than peeling them.x3)

Look at the pendulum

Sleep, now happy, happy...

(I like smelling you better than having breakfast, smelling you without a nose.

I like poisoning apples better than peeling them... «till the end»)

A bonus:

#mahabharat #ilmacore #karna #duryudhan #karna x duryodhan #hindu mithology #Spotify

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h0bg0blin-meat · 4 months

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Duryodhan: What's the word for when hands are bisexual?

Karna: *wheezes* Ambidextrous?

Duryodhan: I'm in love with you.

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ilovekrishnarjun · 23 days

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Sakhi what do you think about Karna x Duryodhan

Ok Sakha, look. My main OTPs are:

Krishna x Arjuna

Vishnu x Shiva x Indra

Duryodhan x Karna

Like bro, Duryodhan only loves Karna and no one else. And Karna has literally promised Duryodhan that his whole life belongs to him. So yeah! I ship it!

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stxrrynxghts · 5 months

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What I loved about StarBharat

Yup, after relentlessly bashing my fav show, I have finally decided to show a part where I actually praise it. Yay~~~

The aesthetics. The palace and over all aesthetics were on fiyaahh. I may not be a fan of the costumes, but well, they have done pretty well for a TV show. TV shows cannot spend that much on costumes as compared to films.

Music. The BGMs were really good, as well as the Sanskrit shlokas for the characters. C'mon guys we were all jamming to the multiple Arjun themes for sure

The bond b/w the Pandavas. It was so sweet, and how they showed the Pandavas be a team, a family, together in everything, and well, being brotherly in general.

Yudhishthira. Canon Yudhishthira isn't exactly a saint, but the one in this show, is actually competent. He seems conflicted, done with this shit, wondering how much low can someone sink than this, and well, he also knows how to kick some ass, so yup. Approved!

The portions of stories really explained , like the twins getting screentime. They have individual talents, which separate them not only as the twin duo, but as Nakul and Sahadeva, two individuals.

Also Nakul fangirling over himself hehe

Krishna---he may be irritating at times, but SRJ has managed to capture the serious, tragic, godly, loving and naughty Krishna completely. And yeah, didn't Krishna just LOVEE to irritate half of the world- *cue Yada Yada*

Arjun. My boi is so sweet and gentle, and well, the way he speaks is so soft and pretty oMg

#ParAv till death folks

Bhimasena. No words.

The bromance triangle of Dury, Karna and Ashwa.

Karna is a git in canon, but StarB's Karna gives me meme vibes, LOL

MAMASHREE

All the Kuru bois having beautiful, shiny, lustrous hair, irrespective of their generation. YAAS, they inherited this from granddaddy.

the tilaks, crescent moon with personalized designs for the Kurus, fire for the Panchals, blue for the Matsyas, the Vaishnava tilak for Krishna and snake for Balarama.

oh Boi how much potential did these love stories have

BHIMAAAAA (again, yes.)

The attractive trash-talking done by Arjun and Bhima, as well as their sons

oh my gawd the Kauravas are such memes it is making me laugh

Balarama's irritated expression at everything Krishna does

RUKUUUUUUUUU

Abhimanyu being iconic~~~~~~~

Draupadi's eye makeup>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Tbh they tried to make us ship ArDi, but ik we all ended up liking Yudhishthira x Draupadi after seeing this show-

Subhadra's pretty hairstyles

Uttara my bby

Kunti and Gandhari and Madri

Brihannala *heart heart*

Sexy Pandavas while killing Mamashree

"DURYODHAANNAAAAAA!!!!!" *guess who?*

"Dhanush Uthao Arjun"

Arjun being confused

"BHIMAAAAAAA!!!!" in response to "DURYODHANAAAAA"

Arjun flying into a rage after Abhimanyu's death and kicking some ass

Duryodhan getting his ass kicked by Abhimanyu in the same way Arjun did 25-30 years ago #nogrowth

"Mitra Karna~~~" #nohomo

Subhadra being a dumb cutie uwu

Uttara, if only u had some screentime

GURU DRONA

Krishna again

Bhima eating his way through life makes me aspire to be like him

the Pandavas joking with each other <333333333333333

#mahabharat #mahabharata #hindu mythology #starbharat

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chaanv · 2 years

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What are your favorite Mahabharata couples?

Hi anon. My absolute favorite couple (my #OTP) is Draupadi-Arjun; the pair is far from perfect, but they both grow so much, and... *rerouting*

I also love Draupadi-Bheem (they own me), Rukmini-Krishna, Satyabhama-Krishna, lots of Krishna-related couples in general, and Uttara-Abhimanyu (they were just kids, END mE). Even though I’m not all that invested in Karna as a character, his relationship with Duryodhan fascinates me, too.

If you want to know more about my thoughts on all of the Draupadi-Pandava relationships, please see (x) and (x).

Thank you for the question. I had fun answering it!

#Mahabharat #OTP #a.

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orgasming-caterpillar · 12 days

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Karna: *sighs woefully* I drink to forget but I always remember

Duryodhana: Mitra, you're drinking sharbat-

#random headcanon #karna canNOT hold his liquor #he's never drink much in his whole life yk #first as a charioteers son and then in pashruram's ashram #it was only when he became the king of anga #that he got to actually drink sum #even then he doesn't drink unless Duryodhana is requesting him to #i could go on and on abt them #mahabharat #karna x duryodhan #karna #duryodhana #durykarn #mahabharata #incorrect mahabharat quotes #incorrect hindu mythology #mahabharat memes

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kali-rk200 · 2 years

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not finished yet,just drafts

#duryodhana #karna x duryodhan #karna #mahabharata #mahabharat #drawing #drawdaily #painting #digital art #digital painting #fanart #sketch #gay kiss #romantic #true love #photoshop #artists on tumblr #art #artwork

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eremin0109 · 1 year

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OP has never read Mahabharata and it clearly shows. Otherwise they'd have known how Duryodhan, the most commonly accepted "big bad guy" (of a morally grey epic ahem) gets the hottest (sometimes quite literally) possible catch in the entire Aryavarta when he wins over Karna's loyalty for LIFE.

Like even my girl Draupadi had to settle for 5 men, each having only ONE of five ideal qualities that a perfect man should've possessed. But Duryodhan whisked away the man who had all of them and THEN some for himself.

#So who's the real winner here hmm???#Karna is the hottest girl in Mahabharat I don't make the rules #Karna #Duryodhan #draupadi #mahabharata #hindu mythology #mahabharat memes #karna x duryodhan

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siyakepiya · 3 years

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Draupadi: okay so tell me your greatest weaknesses

Krishna: beauty... Oh wait that's me

Arjun: my family

Subhadra: my cuteness

Duryodhan: Karna's sassy assy

Draupadi:

Subhadra:

Karna: